Montag Revealed

HORTENSIO: Now go thy ways, thou hast tamпїЅd a curst shrow.

LUCENTIO: пїЅTis a wonder, by your leave, she will be tamпїЅd so.

Indeed, HortentioпїЅs assurance in the taming of the пїЅcurst shrowпїЅ Katerina seems a wonder to all the audience in the final scene of пїЅThe Taming of the Shrew.пїЅ After hurling furniture, pitching fits and assaulting her sister, Katerina delivers a speech that lauds obedience and censures rough behavior. Allegedly, this speech demonstrates KaterinaпїЅs obedience to her husband, Petruchio, who has forced her to realize the error of her former behavior. Genuine submission, however, is an unlikely disposition for Katerina to adopt. A complete reformation becomes more improbable after an examination of the scenes surrounding her пїЅtaming.пїЅ Several of these episodes attest to excellence of her acting ability. This evidence suggests her ability to impersonate the character of a tamed shrew. Her dialogue during these moments of obedience seems to mirror the language Petruchio uses earlier to tame her, suggesting that Katerina employs PetruchioпїЅs own dissembling